It consists of a 30-minute essay—an analysis of an argument—and evaluates your analytical writing skills through two types of tasks:
Analysis of an Issue:The test taker is asked to take a position on a general-interest topic and develop logical, well-structured arguments.
Analysis of an Argument:The test taker is asked to critique the reasoning behind someone else’s argument or conclusion, assessing its logical soundness and identifying any weaknesses.

It consists of 36 questions related to reading comprehension, argument evaluation, and sentence correction. The total testing time is 65 minutes. All of the above are assessed through three types of questions:
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Critical Reasoning
3. Sentence Correction
Here as well, the main goal is not to test language proficiency, but the candidate must be familiar with the style of primarily academic texts.

This section consists of 31 questions and has a total duration of 62 minutes.
The multiple-choice questions fall into two categories:
Problem Solving:These GMAT questions assess the understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts and the ability to solve problems by applying mathematical reasoning.
Data Sufficiency:This type of question evaluates the test taker’s ability to analyze problems. It measures whether the test taker can identify which pieces of information are relevant to the problem and determine whether the given data are sufficient to solve it.

It consists of 12 questions that assess your ability to analyze the information provided. Your ability to combine data in order to solve complex problems, as well as to interpret graphs, are just some of the skills that will prove useful in the field of business administration.

Scores are given separately for each section of the test. The highest score in the Verbal and Quantitative sections is 800 and the lowest is 200.

Universities typically set the minimum GMAT scores that applicants must achieve in order to be considered for admission.
Therefore, you should contact the universities you are interested in as early as possible to find out what the required minimum score is, as well as the deadline for submitting your application and your scores.
In most cases, the scores needed for actual admission are higher than the minimum scores officially stated by the universities.

Scores are valid for 5 years.

Test takers receive unofficial scores immediately after completing the Computer Adaptive Test.
The official scores are sent by the Educational Testing Service to the test taker and to the universities of their choice within 20 days after the exam.
During the test, the test taker may request that the official scores be sent to up to five universities at no additional cost. Therefore, you should decide in advance which universities you wish to select. The list of universities and their codes can be found in the official GMAT Bulletin.
After the test, you may request that your scores be sent to additional universities, but this comes at an extra cost of $28 (plus VAT) per university.

You may take the test no more than once every 31 calendar days and no more than five times within one year.
You should be aware that although your performance on a second attempt will most likely be better, there is also a chance it may be worse—especially if no additional preparation has taken place.
Furthermore, if you have taken the test more than once, Pearson VUE will send to the universities you selected the three most recent scores you achieved within the last five years.
Therefore, you should make every effort to achieve the score you want the first time you take the test.

A change of test date or time, as well as cancellation of the exam, can be made no later than seven days before the test date (excluding both the test date and the date of the request).
If you reschedule within the allowed timeframe, you must pay an additional $50 (plus VAT).
If you cancel the exam within the allowed timeframe, you will be refunded $80.

The examination cost is $250, plus 19% VAT.